This year marks the 33rd year of “Christmas Eve in Washington” -- the region’s very own Christmas carol.
Christmas Eve in Washington was a hit written in about 20 minutes by Woodbridge native Maura Sullivan. In the early 1980s, Sullivan was a frequent guest on a local Washington D.C radio station, WMZQ. During her segment, 10 random ideas would be taken from listeners to make a silly song. The next morning she would perform the song.
“Christmas Eve in Washington” was written with Jim London, a radio show host at WMZQ. When they decided to write the song, they wanted it to be a melodic Christmas card for the audience, said Sullivan. London had a line running through his mind that became the first lyric of their song, “It’s snowin’ tonight in the Blue Ridge.”
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